Mitzie Hunter

Mitzie Hunter (born c. 1971) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013. She represents the riding of Scarborough—Guildwood. She serves as a member of cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.

Background

Hunter and her family immigrated to Canada from Jamaica in 1975. She grew up in Scarborough, graduated from the University of Toronto (Scarborough Campus) with a BA, and completed her MBA from the Rotman School of Management. She was CEO of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance, and was previously CAO of Toronto Community Housing.

Politics

In 2013 she ran as the Liberal candidate in a by-election called to replace Margarett Best who resigned due to health reasons. She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Ken Kirupa by 1,246 votes.^[1] She faced Kirupa again in 2014 this time defeating him by 7,610 votes.^[2]

In June 2014, she was appointed as an Associate Minister (Minister without portfolio) for the Ministry of Finance focusing on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.^[3]

References

External links

• Official website
• Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History

Ministry of Premier Kathleen Wynne (2013-) 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (2013-2014) Jim Bradley (Environment) Laurel Broten (Intergovernmental Affairs) Michael Chan (Tourism, Culture and Sport) Bob Chiarelli (Energy) Michael Coteau (Citizenship and Immigration) Brad Duguid (Training, Colleges and Universities) Kevin Flynn Michael Gravelle (Northern Development and Mines) Eric Hoskins (Economic Development, Trade and Employment) Linda Jeffrey (Municipal Affairs and Housing) Jeff Leal (Rural Affairs) Tracy MacCharles (Consumer Services) Deb Matthews (Health, Deputy Premier) Ted McMeekin (Community and Social Services) Madeleine Meilleur (Community Safety and Correctional Services) Reza Moridi (Research and Innovation) Glen Murray (Infrastructure, Transport) David Orazietti (Natural Resources) Liz Sandals (Education) Mario Sergio (MwP: Seniors) Charles Sousa (Finance) Harinder Takhar (Government Services) Kathleen Wynne (Premier, Agriculture) David Zimmer (Aboriginal Affairs) 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario (2014-) Jim Bradley (Chair) Michael Chan (Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade) Bob Chiarelli (Energy) Michael Coteau (Tourism Culture and Sport, 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games) Dipika Damerla (MwP, Long-Term Care and Wellness) Steven Del Duca (Transport) Brad Duguid (Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure) Kevin Flynn (Labour) Michael Gravelle (Northern Development and Mines) Eric Hoskins (Health and Long-Term Care) Mitzie Hunter (MwP, Ontario Retirement Pension Plan) Helena Jaczek (Community and Social Services) Linda Jeffrey (Municipal Affairs and Housing) Jeff Leal (Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) Tracy MacCharles (Children and Youth Services, Women’s Issues) Deb Matthews (Deputy Premier, President of Treasury Board) Bill Mauro (Natural Resources and Forestry) Ted McMeekin (Municipal Affairs and Housing) Madeleine Meilleur (Attorney General) Reza Moridi (Research and Innovation, Training, Colleges and Universities) Glen Murray (Environment and Climate Change) Yasir Naqvi (Community Safety and Correctional Services) David Orazietti (Government and Consumer Services) Liz Sandals (Education) Mario Sergio (MwP: Seniors) Charles Sousa (Finance) Kathleen Wynne (Premier, Intergovernmental Affairs) David Zimmer (Aboriginal Affairs)